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A Sign from Church

If you've spent any time around me or are a long-time reader of this blog, then you know I've said this more than once: "Before there was Twitter, there were church signs."

I have long been a curious fan of the messages found on church marquees and have jotted down these short, inspired messages, read them aloud into a recorder, and have even received some via email or Twitter from friends on the road.

Jeremy Hart (NRVLiving.com) sent me the tweet below that mentions Google (#1 in the list) from @randizuckerberg. Inspired, I searched a couple of hashtags and found some other keepers. Here's my list, courtesy of Keepstream:

 

Keepstream - My New Fav

My new favorite social media curation tool: 

CampusChat: Keeping Time with Keepstream

CampusChat has made me a creature of habit. On May 5, 2010, I began hosting this Twitter chat - which addresses topics ranging from the college-bound to the college grad - every Wednesday evening at 9 p.m., Eastern. Then, on each Thursday morning following, I compose a summary of “Takeaway Tweets” - what I deem the best of the best messages posted during the chat so that readers don't have to dig through the entire transcript to get to the good stuff.

read more:
CampusChat: Keeping Time with Keepstream - Handshake 2.0.

College Tours & College Reps: Meet Up Your Way

Remember the famous phrase Have it Your Way from a former Burger King ad campaign? Not only did the commercial make you hungry, it was liberating -- you could order your burger any way you liked it and not be stuck with only one option.

via www.smartcollegevisit.com

It's nice to have choices and we have many for ways to visit colleges!

CampusChat with DJ Waldow

Is DJ Waldow excited about CampusChat? 

I know I am! To learn more about DJ Waldow, directory of community at Blue Sky Factory, please read: The 5 W's of CampusChat with DJ Waldow on SmartCollegeVist.com.

Tonight's topic: How Higher Ed Can Use the Power of Email Marketing and Social Media

via www.smartcollegevisit.com

Smart College Visit announces New Series on Smart Learning Opportunities

Smart Learning Series Launches to aid Students on College Campus Tours

Smart College Visit announces Smart Learning series. 

On September 3, 2010, we published the first article in our new Smart Learning series featuring unique learning opportunities at U.S. colleges and universities.

The goal of this series is to provide high school students who are searching for colleges and planning campus tours with a closer look at the rich and varied pathways to learning offered by each school. 

read more via www.smartcollegevisit.com

Blacksburg Virginia Hotel Search Site is Live: BlacksburgLodging

Promotion of Smart College Visit's first spin-off , a hotel booking site for business or vacation travel planning to Blacksburg, Virginia, officially launches today.

It was wonderful to work with Automation Creation to create the look for the BlacksburgLodging and I'm thrilled to include their regional event calendar, NextThreeDays on the site.

Visitors to Blacksburg and the surrounding area are now able to search for available hotel rooms on high-traffic days such as Steppin Out, the YMCA Fall Crafts Fair, Hokie football home game weekends and when Virginia Tech hosts events such as Fall Open House or Parents Weekend.

Related links:

Kick-off promotion announced on Handshake 2.0: Blacksburg, Virginia Hotel Reservation Site Launches - BlacksburgLodging

Pomegranate Phone - Tasty. Functional. Who Could Ask For More?

Church Sign Spotted

I collect saying on church signs (an early form of text messaging, you know...)

Sent in from @NRVLiving, Aug 2:

little church in Avon NC - "this church is prayer conditioned"

Things I'm Wondering About

Friday, July 23, 2010

• How does an author autograph an e-Book?
• How hot will it get today?
• Can an e-Book become a collectible?
• What are the things I want to get done that won't get done today and what are the things I don't know about that will get done that I don't even know yet that I want to do?
• Will TV still be around 30 years from now?
• It's just past 7 a.m. I wonder what will be for dinner.